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Already planning to skip breakfast in favor of a filet and grilled lobster lunch

Next season on 90 Day Fiancée...

I don't have a direct recommendation, but I would say take a look at the Hollywood Beach area. There's a handful of resorts and restaurants along the boardwalk and beach with options to rent beach chairs for the day or go out for a lunch. This is where we tend to stay when we sail from either FLL or MIA, but if you can find someplace to hang on to your luggage for the day there I think it's a great option.

As an over-preparer, I would also be interested in this 'how to' video.

I got the same one.

AND the 12 PM Check In window just opened for us. Today is a GOOD DAY!

Following - I'm on the sailing after you!

We'll see - I'll believe nothing until my card gets charged and I see my room assignment. And also that I get my negative Covid test and we can board as planned.

Yes - Oct 3rd Odyssey. I haven't gotten any official confirmation, but I did see that as of this afternoon my only unexpired bid is the one for my Junior Suite and it is 'Pending', and from my understanding this is a very good sign. We are currently in a GTY balcony, so this would be an exciting upgrade as we also do not yet have a balcony cabin assigned!

Just saw my update - all bids except for Junior Suite have expired! Does this mean we also get the hour early priority boarding perk (assuming the Junior Suite upgrade fully processes?)? (Please don't yell at me I'm just excited and will gladly wait for my allocated time)

I did mine at CVG - They were booked out for months and I sat on the scheduling page refreshing until I saw a cancellation a couple days out and I grabbed it.

Oh, we'll be on board with you! Odyssey 10/3!

Quick math says that this is just under 20% full by passenger capacity. Any idea what it might be for the October 3rd sailing? We'll be there that week!

Oh, interesting - so instead of the ‘diamond drinks’ from the set menu, it’s a voucher instead? Is this limited to the usual happy hour times? Edit: It turns out reading is a critical skill. I see now where this is listed in the PDF.

I agree with the advice offered. October tends to be our favorite time to cruise and you’ll still be safe with shorts/tshirts/sundresses and it’s plenty warm for the beach further south (not too hot not too cold), but pack some items that will help keep you warm for once you get towards chilly climates.

There’s a PDF floating around where you should be able to double check the lot numbers, but we should be good. Mine are late Sept, but with the extension will be Dec. Again, hanging on to that CVS appointment juuuuuuust in case for peace of mind.

I agree with this - even with the big delay, the customer support representative I spoke with at Optum was incredibly kind and helpful and the wait wasn't terribly long.

Same!! They're at my local facility now according to tracking. Glad it all worked out in the end!!

That's typically a good sign.

That looks fantastic - thanks so much for the recommends! Anything else we can't miss on the ship?

We'll be on Odyssey with the UDP in 2 weeks - what are your 'can't miss' recommends?

Understood... yeah they still have slots open all the way up to 8 PM. Given that we sail at 6, I feel like something is going to change. I think our plan at this point is just try and get late checkout at our hotel and try to be as patient as we can.

I cruise in just over 2 weeks and since I also booked late, the earliest check in time I could get was 2 PM. Do earlier times ever open up any closer to sail date? Looks like it's all the way down to 3 PM now.

Still probably going to schedule a time slot in at CVS as Plan C backup.

@Shari my kits just shipped - keep an eye on your email.